Index to Minutes of Proceedings - 2009-04-28
Index to Minutes of Proceedings – 28 April 2009 to 7 May 2009
ELEVENTH ASSEMBLY - FIRST SESSION
From To Pages
28 April 2009 7 May 2009 159 - 215
Bold No. 123=Passed Bill
Italic & Bold No. 123=Discharged Bill
Italic No. 123=Negatived Bill
BILLS
- Aboriginal Land Amendment (Inter-tidal Waters) Bill 2008 (Serial 19) 172
Appropriation (2009-2010) Bill 2009 (Serial 41) 201, 206, 207, 213
Appropriation (Additional for 2008-2009) Bill 2009 (Serial 40) 201, 206, 207, 213
Criminal Code Amendment (Expert Evidence) Bill 2009 (Serial 32) 211, 213
Environment Protection Authority Amendment Bill 2008 (Serial 17) 171
Financial Management Amendment Bill 2009 (Serial 37) 169, 184
First Home Owner Grant Amendment Bill 2009 (Serial 30) 208
Geothermal Energy Bill 2008 (Serial 22) 184, 186, 194
Information Amendment Bill 2008 (Serial 20) 171
Information Amendment Bill 2009 (Serial 33) 202
Justice and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2009 (Serial 34) 162, 163
Lake Eyre Basin Intergovernmental Agreement Bill 2009 (Serial 31) 200, 202
Land Development Corporation Amendment Bill 2009 (Serial 29) 201, 206, 207
Payroll Tax Bill 2009 (Serial 42) 201, 206
Penalty Units Bill 2009 (Serial 44) 201, 206
Public Authorities Advertising Bill 2008 (Serial 16) 170
Radiation Protection and Radiographers Amendment Bill 2009 (Serial 36) 169, 176
Revenue Legislation Amendment Bill 2009 (Serial 43) 201, 206
Traffic Amendment Bill 2009 (Serial 38) 162
Transport Legislation (Hoon Behaviour) Amendment Bill 2009 (Serial 28) 163, 165
Unit Title Schemes Bill 2009 (Serial 35) 194, 196
CENSURE
- Acting Chief Minister, the Treasurer, the Minister for Planning and Lands,
and the Member for Karama (Ms Lawrie) for lying (Mr Elferink) - Negatived 186
Minister for Health re misleading the Assembly (Mr Mills) 213
CONDOLENCE
- Fitzgerald, Mr Tony, deceased 24 February 2009 (Mrs Aagaard) 159
DISSENT FROM SPEAKER'S DECISION
- Tollner, Mr re discontinuance of his speech due to relevance re Criminal Code
(Expert Evidence) Amendment Bill 2009 (Serial 32) 211
DISTINGUISHED VISITORS
- Fitzgerald's, Mr children, Mr Gus Fitzgerald and Ms Nina Fitzgerald and his sister
Ms Shane Fitzgerald; Friends and including Chief Magistrate Ms Jenny Blockland 159
Bell, Mr Neil, former Member for Macdonnell (Mrs Aagaard) 205
Prince, Ms Jennifer and Treasury officers; Ms Dawn Lawrie, former Member for
Nightcliff; Wagaman Primary School Year 2/3 students accompanied by
Mrs G Chadbourne 200
LEAVE OF ABSENCE
- Carney, Ms, 29 and 30 April 2009 167
Carney, Ms, sittings week 5, 6 and 7 May 2009 199
Conlan, Mr for 6 sitting days of 28, 29 and 30 April 2009 and 5, 6 and 7 May 2009 160
Henderson, Mr, 29 and 30 April 2009 167
Scrymgour, Ms for 6 sitting days of 28, 29 and 30 April 2009 and 5, 6 and 7 May 2009 160
MEMBERS SUSPENDED
- Tollner, Mr, at 6.30pm to withdraw from the Chamber for a period of one hour, Standing
Order 240A, on account of his reflecting on a decision of the Chair (Mrs Aagaard) 209
MESSAGES FROM ADMINISTRATOR
- No. 06, Assent to proposed laws passed during February 2009 sittings (Paper 260) 159
No. 07, Recommending the Financial Management Bill 2009, dated 27 April 2009
(Paper 285) 175
No. 08, a Bill for an Act to authorise the issuing and expending of public moneys of
the Territory for the year ending 30 June 2010, 27 April 2009
(Paper 298) (Madam Speaker) 199
No. 09, a Bill for an Act to authorise the additional issuing and expending of public
moneys of the Territory for the year ending 30 June 2009, 27 April 2009
(Paper 299) (Madam Speaker) 199
MINISTERIAL REPORTS
- Asian Relations, Engagement (Dr Burns) 168
Australian of the Year 2009 Visit to Territory Schools (Mr Henderson) 160
Backpacker Tourism Market (Dr Burns) 205
Building Certification Compliance (Ms Lawrie) 161
Bushfire Preparedness (Ms Anderson) 175
COAG 2009 (Mr Henderson) 200
Commercial Passenger Services (Mr McCarthy) 175
Essential Services in Remote Communities (Mr Knight) 168
Fog Bay, Closure to Commercial Barramundi Fishing (Mr Vatskalis) 168
Housing the Territory - Homestart NT (Mr Knight) 200
National Broadband Network (Mr Hampton) 176
National Youth Week 2009 (Ms McCarthy) 200
NT Muster Tourism Roadshow (Dr Burns) 211
Public Transport, Bus Services (Mr McCarthy) 211
Social Housing Stimulus (Mr Knight) 205
Sport and Active Recreation Policy (Mr Hampton) 205
Tennant Creek Foundation (Mr Hampton) 211
MINISTERIAL STATEMENTS
- Cash for Containers Scheme (Ms Anderson) 197
Territory 2030 Fresh Ideas Real Results (Mr Henderson) 165
MOTIONS (Procedural)
- Discharge of Government Business, Domestic and Family Violence Amendment,
Draft Bill Ministerial Statement entitled Economic Direction of Third Labor
Government and Ministerial Statement entitled Increasing Police Presence (Dr Burns) 167
Extension of Time
Giles, Mr on motion of Mr Chandler 214
Giles, Mr on motion of Mr Elferink 165
Hampton, Mr on motion of Dr Burns 172
Henderson, Mr on motion of Dr Burns 203
Henderson, Mr on motion of Mr Knight 214
Knight, Mr on motion of Dr Burns 165
Wood, Mr on motion of Ms Purick 213
Quorum
Called by Member for Fong Lim (Mr Tollner) 214
Suspension of Standing Orders
Allow Member for Port Darwin (Mr Elferink) to censure Treasurer (Ms Lawrie) 185
Allow Mr Elferink to move motion re building certification - Negatived 161
Allow Mr Elferink to move motion to complete debate on Adjournment Debate
Time Allocation notwithstanding time for the automatic adjournment of the
Assembly occurring 173
Allow Mr Mills to move motion censuring the Minister for Health 213
Take two Bills together
- Appropriation (2009-2010) Bill 2009 (Serial 41) and Appropriation (Additional
for 2008-2009) Bill 2009 (Serial 40) 201, 205
Revenue Legislation Amendment Bill 2009 (Serial 43) and Penalty Units
Bill 2009 (Serial 44) 201, 206
MOTIONS (Substantive)
- Adjournment debate time allocation (Mr Wood) 173
Auditor-General's February 2009 Report to the Legislative Assembly - Note 214
Cash for Containers Scheme - Note (Ms Anderson) 197
Central Australian Development Committee, Sessional Committee, Terms of
Reference (Mr Giles) - Negatived 172
Estimates Committee 2009/2010 and a Government Owned Corporations
Scrutiny Committee 2009/2010, establishment (Dr Burns) 169, 176
Members' Interests Committee, Report relating to the format of Members
Statement of Registrable Interests and Procedure for Inspection of Members
Register of Interests, dated May 2009 (Dr Burns) - Note and adopt recommendations 208
Members' Interests Committee, Report relating to the format of Members Statement
of Registrable Interests and Procedure for Inspection of Members Register of
Interests, dated May 2009 (Paper 321) (Dr Burns) 208
Power and Water Corporation Statement of Corporate Intent 2009/2010 - Referred to
Government Owned Corporations Scrutiny Committee (Ms Lawrie) 214
Regulation Relief Review Advisory Committee (Advisory Committee)
(Mr Tollner) - Negatived 168, 170
Routine of Business of the Assembly be rearranged or suspended so as to permit
the Treasurer to deliver the Budget 2009/2010 at 11am this day (Dr Burns) 199
Routine of Business of the Assembly, Government Business, so as to permit a
response to the Budget 2009/2010 by the Leader of the Opposition at 11am on
Wednesday 6 May 2009 (Dr Burns) 200
Second Report of the Standing Orders Committee, 11th Assembly relating to
consideration of General Business and revised Standing Orders with Gender
Neutral Language, dated May 2009 (Dr Burns) - Note and adopt recommendations 208
Second Report of the Standing Orders Committee, 11th Assembly relating to
consideration of General Business and revised Standing Orders with Gender Neutral
Language, dated May 2009 (Dr Burns) - Print 208
Territory 2030 Fresh Ideas Real Results - Note (Mr Henderson) 165, 203
Territory Police Review Committee (Mr Mills) - Negatived 170
PAIRS
- Burns, Dr and Ms Carney for 7 May 2009, after Question Time (Paper 323) 211
Henderson, Mr and Ms Carney for the 29 April 2009 (Paper 281) 167
Scrymgour, Ms and Mr Conlan for 6 sitting days of 28, 29 and 30 April 2009
and 5, 6 and 7 May 2009 (Paper 279) 160
Styles, Mr and Mr Henderson for the 30 April 2009 (Paper 281) 167
Vatskalis, Mr and Mr Styles for the 7 May 2009, after Question Time (Paper 324) 211
PAPERS TABLED
- Annual Reports
National Trust of Australia (NT) 2007/2008 (Paper 325) 215
National Trust of Australia (NT), 2006/2007 (Paper 266) 166
Bellamack, extract from Parliamentary Record, Debates 10 February 2009
re Ms Lawrie on Bellamack (Paper 291) (Ms Purick) 185
Budget 2009-2010
Budget Overview 2009/2010 (Paper 305) (Ms Lawrie) 201
Budget Paper No. 1 – Budget Speech, 2009/2010 (Paper 300) (Ms Lawrie) 201
Budget Paper No. 2 – Fiscal and Economic Outlook, 2009/2010 (Paper 301) (Ms Lawrie) 201
Budget Paper No. 3 – The Budget, 2009/2010 (Paper 302) (Ms Lawrie) 201
Budget Paper No. 4 –The Infrastructure Program, 2009/2010 (Paper 303) (Ms Lawrie) 201
Northern Territory Economy Overview, Budget 2009/2010 (Paper 304) (Ms Lawrie) 201
Northern Territory Economy, Budget 2009/2010 (Paper 307) (Ms Lawrie) 201
Regional Highlights, Budget 2009/2010 (Paper 306) (Ms Lawrie) 201
Building Certification Occupancy, Tennant Creek, Extract from Question Paper -
Thursday 19 February 2009 (Paper 292) (Ms Purick) 185
Building Certification, instruction by Ms Lawrie - email from Mr Richard Hancock re
prosecution of Red Rooster, Tennant Creek (Paper 293) (Ms Purick) 185
Building Certification, Red Rooster, Tennant Creek, Minutes of Meeting - Chief
Executive meeting with Hon Delia Lawrie MLA, dated 2 February 2009
(Paper 296) (Ms Lawrie) 185
By-Laws 2009
No. 1, Alice Springs (Public Library) (Paper 270) 166
Certificate of Occupancy, Tennant Creek - Email from former Member for Barkly,
"Chookgate", dated 25 February 2009, Northern Territory News (Paper 295) (Ms Purick) 185
Certificate of Occupancy, Tennant Creek - Extract from Hansard, Thursday 19 February 2009,
Mr Elferink to Minister for Justice and Attorney-General (Paper 294) (Ms Purick) 185
Communities missing out on broadband connection (Paper 280) (Mr Giles) 166
Coroners Act
In the matter of Coroner’s Findings and Recommendations into the Death of
Margaret Sisko Winter, pursuant to Section 46B, dated 20 April 2009 (Paper 283) 174
In the matter of Coroner’s Findings and Recommendations into the Death of
Mrs Sandra McRae, pursuant to Section 46B, dated 29 April 2009 (Paper 310) 210
In the matter of Deputy Coroner’s Findings and Recommendation into the Death of
the baby of Maria Michelle Bernabe-Salazar (the deceased), pursuant to
Section 46B, dated 21 April 2009 (Paper 267) 166
Darwin Business Park, $200 million private investment (Paper 284) (Dr Burns) 169
Explanatory Statements
Aboriginal Land (Inter-Tidal Waters) Bill 2008 (Paper 331) (Mr Westra van Holthe) 172
Financial Management Amendment Bill 2009 (Paper 288) (Ms Lawrie) 184
Land Development Corporation Amendment Bill 2009 (Paper 320) (Dr Burns) 207
Payroll Tax Bill 2009 (Paper 319) (Ms Lawrie) 206
Radiation Protection and Radiographers Amendment Bill 2009 (Serial 36)
(Paper 287) (Mr Vatskalis) 176
Revenue Legislation Amendment Bill 2009 (Serial 43) and Penalty Units Bill 2009
(Serial 44) (Paper 309) (Ms Lawrie) 206
Financial Management Act
Increase in Treasurer's Advance, pursuant to section 19(1), dated 4 March 2009 -
Increase in Allocation to Treasurer's Advance by $31 709 000 (Papers 327) 215
Transfer of Excess Allocations pursuant to section 20 of the Financial Management
Act, dated 16 February 2009 - Transfer between Agencies (Paper 328) 215
Freedom of Information and Privacy Protection, 2007/2008 - Addendum (Paper 282) 174
Guidelines and Procedures for Conduct of Divisions in the Assembly
(Paper 330) (Mrs Aagaard) 166
Habanero 3 Well Incident - Update, ASX Announcement 27 April 2009
(Paper 290) (Mr Tollner) 184
Hospital Management Boards
Gove District Hospital, Interim 2006/2007 (Paper 313) 209
Gove District Hospital, Interim 2007/2008 (Paper 314) 209
Katherine Hospital, Interim 2006/2007 (Paper 315) 209
Katherine Hospital, Interim 2007/2008 (Paper 316) 209
Tennant Creek Hospital, Interim 2006/2007 (Paper 317) 210
Tennant Creek Hospital, Interim 2007/2008 (Paper 318) 209
Letters
Aagaard, Mrs Jane, Speaker of the Legislative Assembly to the Leader of the
Opposition (Mr Mills), re Legionnaires Disease, dated 24 April 2009 and
attached Email from Richard O'Leary to Jane Aagaard, re Legionnaires
Disease in Parliament House air-conditioning system, dated 26 March 2009
(Paper 297) (Ms Lawrie) 186
Local Government Act
Conditionally Rateable Land - Guidelines dated 23 February 2009 (Paper 268) 166
Employees Disqualified from Council Membership – Guidelines, dated 26 April 2009
(Paper 269) 166
Members' Interests Committee, Report relating to the format of Members Statement of
Registrable Interests and Procedure for Inspection of Members Register of Interests,
dated May 2009 (Paper 321) (Dr Burns) 208
Ombudsman for the Northern Territory – Investigation into the Unjustified Use of Restraint
and Detention at Royal Darwin Hospital (Interim Report) – Volume 2 (Paper 312) 210
Ombudsman for the Northern Territory – Investigation into the Unjustified Use of Restraint
and Detention at Royal Darwin Hospital (Interim Report) (Paper 311) 210
Power and Water Corporation Statement of Corporate Intent 2009/2010
(Paper 326) (Ms Lawrie) 214
Regulations 2009
No. 2, Weapons Control Amendment (Paper 271) 166
No. 3, Police Administration (Fees) Amendment (Paper 272) 166
No. 4, Mental Health and Related Services (Paper 273) 166
No. 5, Trade Measurement (Pre-packed Articles) Amendment (Paper 274) 166
No. 6, Fisheries Amendment (Noxious Fish and Aquatic Pests) (Paper 275) 166
No. 7, Procurement Amendment (Quotes for Supplies) (Paper 276) 166
No. 8, Ombudsman (Paper 277) 166
No. 9, Transport Legislation Amendment (Alcohol Ignition Locks) (Paper 278) 166
Review of the Northern Territory Commercial Passenger Vehicle Industry
(Paper 286) (Mr McCarthy) 175
Review of the NT's Building Certification System (Paper 265) 161
Second Report of the Standing Orders Committee, 11th Assembly relating to
consideration of General Business and revised Standing Orders with Gender
Neutral Language, dated May 2009 (Paper 322) (Dr Burns) 208
Westminster System 58th Seminar on Parliamentary Practice and Procedures
at Westminster 1 to 13 March 2009 - Summary Report of Discussion Sessions
(Paper 329) (Mrs Aagaard) 214
PERSONAL EXPLANATIONS
- Elferink, Mr made re his alleged viewing races during business of the Assembly as
evidenced by the "Race Call" sound emanating from his laptop (Burns) 214
PETITIONS
- Gove District Hospital, Ward 2 birthing service, prevent closure at the end of March 2009
by Indigenous women of East Arnhem Land, Petition No. 11, by leave
(Paper 262) (Ms Walker) (120 petitioners) 160
Gove District Hospital, Ward 2 birthing service, prevent closure at the end of March 2009,
Petition No. 10, by leave (Paper 263) (Ms Walker) (1224 petitioners) 160
Stuart Highway inbound merging lane construction at the Virginia Road intersection,
Petition No. 09, by leave (Paper 261) (Mr Wood) (245 petitioners) 160
Territory Insurance Office retain the Coolalinga Branch, Petition No. 12
(Paper 264) (Mr Wood) (1275 petitioners) 160
Wagait Shire, 2009-2010 allocation of the NT operations grant be no less than the
allocation last year, Petition No. 13 (Paper 308) (Mr Wood) (143 petitioners) 205
SPEAKER'S DECISION
- Ordered Member for Fong Lim (Mr Tollner) to discontinue debate on the Criminal Code
(Expert Evidence) Amendment Bill due to relevance (Mrs Aagaard) 211
STATEMENTS BY SPEAKER
- Adjournment of the Assembly interrupting member speaking, Speaker's discretion to
allow Member to continue speech for 10 minutes (Mrs Aagaard) 196
Broadcast of Budget Speech 2009/2010 (Mrs Aagaard) 200
Condolence for Mr Tony Fitzgerald, deceased 24 February 2009 (Mrs Aagaard) 159
Extending automatic time for adjournment of the Assembly, if Member still speaking,
by 10 minutes (Mrs Aagaard) 166
Reflections on the Chair and behaviour (Mrs Aagaard) 184
VISITORS
- First Darwin Sea Scouts, accompanied by Scout Leader Mrs Alex Knowler;
Scout Leader Mr Ross Champion 195
Wagaman Primary School Year 2/3 students accompanied by Mrs Donna Kimm,
Mrs Joan Motter and Mrs Raylee Parker (Mrs Aagaard) 206
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